Medieval vs Renaissance: What's the difference? Art History 101

Medieval vs Renaissance: What's the difference? Art History 101

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01:49 What Is Medieval?
05:45 The Book of Kells
06:53 Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris
07:31 The Cloisters Unicorn Tapestries
08:38 Renaissance
11:08 Primevera, Sandro Botticelli
11:50 The Duomo, Florence
12:39 Perseus and Medusa
Art Title: ""Battle delivered under the walls of Antioch between the crusaders led by Bohemond and the army of Karbouka, general of the Sultan of Persia, June 1098"", Frederic Schopin, 1804-1880

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Britannica

Diffley, Anne-Marie. “Why Is the Book of Kells Important?” Visit Trinity, 20 Jan. 2025,
Fossi, Gloria. Romanesque & Gothic. Sterling Pub. Co, 2008.

Henry, Françoise. The Book Of Kells: Reproductions of the Manuscript in Trinity College Dublin. Alfred A. Knopf, 1974.

The Internet Archive

Johnson, Geraldine. Renaissance Art: A Brief Insight. Sterling Pub Co., 2005

Le Roy Ladurie, Emmanuel, and Barbara Bray. Montaillou: The Promised Land of Error. Vintage Books, 1979.

Meyer, Isabella “Famous Medieval Paintings.” Art in Context, 1 Aug. 2023, artincontext.org/famous-medieval-paintings/.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail, dir Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones, 1975, Python (Monty) Pictures.

Nyberg, Jeanette. “45 Alarming Creatures in Medieval Art.” This Is so Fun!, This is so fun!, 12 Nov. 2023, sofun.substack.com/p/creatures-in-medieval-art.

Semynina, Angelika. “Explaining Weird Mediaeval Art.” Artistcloseup.Com 27 Feb. 2023, www.artistcloseup.com/blog/explaining-weird-mediaeval-art.

Toman, Rolf. The Art of the Italian Renaissance: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, Drawing. H. F. Ullmann, 2007.

The Secret of Kells, dir. Tomm Moore & Nora Twomey, 2009, Ireland.

The Hunchback of Notre Dam, dir. Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise, 1996, Disney.

The Sword in the Stone, dr. Wolfgang Reitherman, 1963, Disney.

Wikipedia

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